Spain & Morocco in 7 days tips

That big a potential scope and so little time its going to depend a lot on your preferences. I'd say art - Madrid, architecture - Barcelona. With limited time I'd go for Cordoba., I'd rather have seen the Mezquita than the Cathedral - but thats just me.

What time of year is your trip? That's an important factor for this area because summers are brutally hot in much of Spain and Morocco.

No way I'd try to cram Spain and Morocco into such a short time. How many nights do you have in Europe/Morocco? If it's seven, you really have only six full days if you're flying in from the US or Canada. The overnight flight will probably leave you sleep-deprived and jetlagged on that first day. Most folks don't do much more on arrival day than wander around, casually looking at stuff.

Getting to Morocco means either flying (which might be into Casablana, not the city you want to visit) or spending considerable time to get to a Spanish port, then taking a ferry--at which point you're in Tangier, which is sort of the Moroccan equivalent of a border town. I strongly encourage you to leave Morocco for a trip when you have more like two weeks and can see Marrakesh, Fes, Meknes, Rabat and the desert. Alternatively, fly directly to Morocco and forget Spain on this trip (assuming it's not a summer vacation). That would allow you to get to at least two Moroccan cities, but you will spend additional time traveling out of Casablanca and back in.

Malaga is not generally on people's lists of top Spanish destinations. I admit that I haven't been there, but there's a reason... Most folks would prioritize Barcelona, Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Seville, Granada, and Cordoba over Malaga. Many would also choose the Basque Country, other parts of Catalunya, or additional regions of Spain before Malaga.

Seven days isn't really long enough for Madrid + Andalucía (Seville, Cordoba and Granada), even omitting the common side-trips to Toledo and Segovia. It's also pushing it if you choose Madrid + Barcelona unless you want to skip Madrid's art museums and the side-trips to Toledo and Segovia. Every time you change hotels you lose about half a day, or more, so for the Madrid + Barcelona combination it would be important to fly into one city and out of the other on a multi-city ticket.

Assuming seven nights, I'd suggest one of these possibilities (time of year being a major factor):

Flying into Madrid:
- For art lovers: Madrid plus day-trips to Toledo, Segovia and Cuenca
- For lovers of food/drink/nightlife: Madrid plus day-trips to Toledo and Segovia
- Madrid plus Seville with day-trip to Cordoba from Seville. Consider flying home from Seville

Flying into Barcelona:
- Barcelona plus day-trips to some combination of Girona, Montserrat and Figueres (Dali Theatre and Museum). Barcelona has a great variety of sights; you could spend all your time just in that city.

Flying into Seville:
- Seville (with day-trip to Cordoba) plus Granada (if Alhambra tickets are available). If Alhambra is sold out, you could consider Seville + Cordoba + Malaga, but I'd prefer Ronda and some of the white villages.

All acraven said. But, you could fly into Bacelona, spend three days there, fly to Marrakech, spend a couple of days, fly back to BCN, and then fly home. I'm assuming there are still flights back and forth. You'd have to check this out.

Choose one or the other. Seven days is just not enough time to give enjoyment and do justice to both destinations.

The easiest option with regards to logistics would be to fly in to Barcelona, and out of Madrid, taking a fast train between the two. This will maximise the amount of your limited time available for sightseeing.